Analyst Profile

Lydia Leong

Distinguished VP Analyst

18 years at Gartner
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25 years industry experience
Arlington, VA USA

Roles and Responsibilities

Lydia Leong is a VP and Distinguished Analyst with Gartner for Technical Professionals (GTP). Ms. Leong's coverage is focused on cloud computing and infrastructure strategies, particularly infrastructure as a service (IaaS), along with platform as a service (PaaS) as it intersects IaaS. She also covers a constellation of related topics, such as cloud strategy, management and governance; cloud managed service providers (MSPs); and cloud operations including DevOps. Because cloud computing is reshaping the IT landscape, her research covers a broad range of topics related to the transformation of IT organizations, data centers and technology providers. Over the course of her Gartner career, she has worked in all three of Gartner's major research divisions, advising business and technical leadership at end-user organizations and vendors, as well as investors. She was Gartner's Analyst of the Year in 2010.

Background

Previous Experience

Prior to joining Gartner, Ms. Leong held various technical and management positions in the internet industry, including director of server engineering at Excite@Home and director of product engineering and operations at Digex/Intermedia Communications. Her prior roles have included product management, systems architecture, large-scale data center operations (including DevOps-style operations) and product development.

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The Healthcare Supply Chain Top 25 for 2018Each year, the Healthcare Supply Chain Top 25 identifies the supply chains that successfully advance healthcare by improving patient outcomes and controlling costs. Supply chain leaders in the healthcare industry can use lessons from these leading organizations to improve their operations.

WEBINARS

The Art of the 1-Page StrategyEST: 10:00 a.m. | PDT: 7:00 a.m. | GMT: 15:00 Developing a strategy has gotten easier over the past few yearswith 15 pages replacing hundreds. But even 15 pages can be 14 too many when trying to communicate how information and technology (I&T) contribute to enterprise success. There is a science to developing an IT strategy, and there is an art. This strategy and planning webinar explores the art of strategic planning, helping attendees learn how to articulate I&T's contribution to business success.

27 Nov 2018

Living With Digital: From Business Innovation to Societal DisruptionEST: 11:00 a.m. | PDT: 8:00 a.m. | GMT: 16:00 Leading companies across varied industries move from "just" digital business to using technology to tackle society's larger issues. "Identity" becomes about who you are in the digital society. "Access" becomes about being able to participate in, well, life. This provocative, fast-paced webinar argues that the Silicon Valley way of creating a better world is short-sighted and misguided. What will be your story?

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